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Good morning to you Dearborn! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Remember when Dearborn’s Ford Rotunda was a Christmas must-see?
  • Meet the Dearborn band mixing Arab rock with anarchic pop energy
  • How Ford’s Dearborn roots shape its risky new battery bet

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve Invite.

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Low clouds, with a high of 39 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Friday: Ice, then rain; cloudy, temps: high: 34, low: 28.
  • Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 37 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Metro Detroit history: Christmas Fantasy at the iconic Ford Rotunda (clickondetroit.com) — Dearborn’s long-gone Ford Rotunda once drew more than a million visitors a year and became especially beloved for its elaborate Christmas Fantasy displays in the 1950s. This nostalgic look back traces how the Dearborn landmark was created, its famous holiday traditions, and the 1962 fire that destroyed it, while noting what now stands on the site.
   

2. Artists to watch in 2026: Feng, Dove Ellis, Sofia Isella, and more (miamimusicbuzz.com) — One of the rising acts highlighted here is an experimental pop-rock quintet from Dearborn that blends Arab rock influences, dance textures, and outspoken political themes. While the feature surveys emerging artists worldwide, Dearborn readers may be especially interested in the local band’s debut album, Attempted Martyr, and their seven-minute track “Mr. Dada.”
   

3. Why Ford is expanding Its partnership with top Chinese battery maker (detroitnews.com) — Dearborn-based Ford is leaning on its Chinese battery partner CATL to pivot from electric-vehicle batteries toward large energy-storage batteries, a move that could shape future jobs and investment tied to its Michigan operations. The piece explains how Ford’s existing licensing deal fits into shifting U.S. industrial policy, tax credits, and rising demand from data centers and the power grid.
   

4. Faith and daily life in Dearborn (wng.org) — Daily life in Dearborn is shaped by its Arab‑American and Muslim majority, from calls to prayer and school food choices to local politics and campus life. Christian pastors and missionaries describe both tensions and friendships with Muslim neighbors, emphasizing religious freedom, conversion challenges, and their view of the city as a long‑term mission field.
   

5. Tulsi Gabbard's remarks on Dearborn, ‘Islamist ideology' rile residents, activists (theoaklandpress.com) — Dearborn is again in the national spotlight after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard linked the city to “Islamist ideology,” prompting pushback from local leaders and civil rights advocates. Dearborn residents and activists say her comments misrepresent a law‑abiding, anti‑extremist community and risk fueling harassment, while groups like CAIR are calling for an apology or her resignation.
   

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